Fox Valley Football Officials Association
An association of Illinois High School Association registered football officials residing primarily in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.

ARTICLE IX: TOP 15 LIST CRITERIA

Section I. The Association's Officers shall determine the Top 15 officials based on the following criteria:

  1. The official must be a member, having paid FVFO dues.
  2. The official must be certified.
  3. The official must attend at least 3 of 4 of FVFO's pre-season meeting (75%)
  4. The official must notify the association of his interest in officiating play-off games.

Other factors for consideration:

  1. Prior playoff experience of the official.
  2. The number of varsity games scheduled for the current season.
  3. The number of State Final Games previously officiated.


Notes:
  1. In years when there are 4 pre-season meetings, an official must attend 3 of 4 meetings to achieve 75% attendance.
  2. In years when there are 5 pre-season meetings, an official must attend 4 of 5 meetings to achieve at least 75% attendance. (Only attending 3 meetings only results in only 60% attendance.)
  3. An official's interest in officiating play-off games is demonstrated by that official filling out and submitting to the FVFO Secretray a "Top 15 List Information Sheet".

This page last updated: 07/16/2005